Rha vs. Asiana Airlines
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PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 2. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 7/24/17. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/24/2017)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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IN RE:
MDL No.: 13-md-2497
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AIR CRASH AT SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA, ON JULY 6, 2013
PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 2
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THIS ORDER RELATES TO:
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Kyung Rhan Rha v. Asiana Airlines et al.
Case No. 14-CV-01486
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Eugene Rah v. Asiana Airlines, Inc. et al.
Case No. 14-CV-05603
Northern District of California
United States District Court
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Eun Koo Chong v. Asiana Airlines et al.
Case No. 14-CV-05510
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Sook Young Hyun v. Asiana Airlines et al.
Case No. 15-CV-03511
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Woo Lee Han v. Asiana Airlines et al.
Case No. 15-CV-00053
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TO ALL PARTIES AND COUNSEL OF RECORD:
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In light of the Joint Case Management Conference Statement, (Dkt. No. 834), the Court
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hereby ORDERS as follows:
1. The Court understands, based upon the representations of the parties, that one of the
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above-captioned cases, Eun Koo Chong v. Asiana Airlines et al. Case No. 14-CV-05510,
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has settled. Accordingly, all pending motion, case management, and trial dates in the Eun
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Koo Chong matter are VACATED. A compliance hearing shall be held on the Court’s 9:01
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a.m. calendar on Friday, September 29, 2017, in Courtroom 1 of the United States
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Courthouse located at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California. By no later than 5 business
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days prior to the date of the compliance hearing, the parties shall file (a) a proposed
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Stipulation of Dismissal and Application for Approval of Minor’s Compromise; or (b) a
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one-page JOINT STATEMENT setting forth an explanation regarding the failure to comply.
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If compliance is complete, the parties need not appear and the compliance hearing will be
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taken off calendar. Telephonic appearances will be allowed if the parties have submitted a
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joint statement in a timely fashion.
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2. Pursuant to the Court’s Trial Setting Order, (Dkt. No. 795), the trial dates are confirmed
and/or revised as follows:
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Trial Date
September 25, 2017
October 23, 2017
November 6, 2017
Case Number
14-CV-01486
14-CV-05603
15-CV-03511
Case Title
Kyung Rhan Rha v. Asiana Airlines et al
Eugene Rah v. Asiana Airlines, Inc. et al
Sook Young Hyun v. Asiana Airlines et al
November 13, 2017
15-CV-00053
(Limited to Sook Young Hyun’s personal
injury claim and Hyan Seob Oh’s derivative
loss of consortium claim.)1
Woo Lee Han v. Asiana Airlines et al
November 28, 2017
15-CV-00053
(Claims of Jeong Mi Lee and Nae Hyuong.)
Woo Lee Han v. Asiana Airlines et al
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Northern District of California
United States District Court
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(Separate trials for each remaining nonsettling crew member plaintiff begin. Trial
order to be determined.)2
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3. In light of plaintiffs’ non-opposition to the motion of defendant Asiana Airlines, Inc.
(“Asiana”) for an order to determine damages law applicable to claims by plaintiffs Jeong
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Mi Lee, Ji Youn Kim, Jin Hee Lee, Woo Lee Han, Yun Ju Kim, and Sook Young Hyun,
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against Asiana, (Dkt. No. 829), Asiana’s Motion is GRANTED. Accordingly, the Court
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finds that South Korea damages law and standards to determine the quantum of damages
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Hyan Seob Oh’s separate claim for personal injuries and Sook Young Hyun’s derivative loss
of consortium claim will be tried as Group 2 claims.
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The Court understands the remaining non-settling crew members to be Woo Lee Han, Ji
Youn Kim, Yun Ju Kim, and Jin Hee Lee.
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apply to the claims of plaintiffs Jeong Mi Lee, Ji Youn Kim, Jin Hee Lee, Woo Lee Han,
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Yun Ju Kim, and Sook Young Hyun, against Asiana.
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4. With respect to the parties’ request for clarification, (Dkt. No. 834 at 4:16), the Court
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generally requires the filing of discovery designations so that parties cannot expand the
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designations in the future. That said, given the parties’ cooperative approach, the Court
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APPROVES a mutual exchange without filing.
5. The Court hereby relieves Brian Alexander of Kreindler & Kreindler LLP of plaintiffs’
liaison counsel duties. No further liaison counsel shall be appointed.
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6. In light of Dkt. No. 832, the Court ORDERS the caption in Hyun v. The Boeing Company,
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Case No. 15-CV-03507, revised as follows:
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Northern District of California
United States District Court
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Case Number
Current Caption
Revised Caption
15-CV-03507
Hyun v. The Boeing Company
Kum v. The Boeing Company
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This Order terminates Dkt. No. 829.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED: July 24, 2017
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YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
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